Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+8
- Time zone
- Asia/KuchingUTC+8
- Sunrise
- 10:10 pm
- Sunset
- 10:30 am
- Daylight
- 12 hours 19 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Kota Kinabalu
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Kota Kinabalu has stayed on UTC+8 (UTC+8) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Kota Kinabalu doing anything.
Kota Kinabalu time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 4pm and 17:00 in Kuching — 9am to 9am at the other end.
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Time difference between Kota Kinabalu and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:18 pm Wed | 17:18 | 15 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:18 pm Wed | 18:18 | 14 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:18 pm Wed | 19:18 | 13 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:18 pm Wed | 20:18 | 12 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:18 pm Wed | 20:18 | 12 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:18 pm Wed | 21:18 | 11 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:18 am | 01:18 | 7 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:18 am | 02:18 | 6 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:18 am | 02:18 | 6 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:18 am | 02:18 | 6 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:18 am | 03:18 | 5 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:18 am | 03:18 | 5 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:18 am | 04:18 | 4 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 5:48 am | 05:48 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 8:18 am | 08:18 | the same time |
| Tokyo JST | 9:18 am | 09:18 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:18 am | 10:18 | 2 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:18 pm | 12:18 | 4 hours ahead |
About Kota Kinabalu
- Population
- 500421
- Coordinates
- 5.975, 116.072
- Region
- Sabah, Malaysia
- IANA zone
- Asia/Kuching
- Solar noon
- 4:20 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Kota Kinabalu right now?
It is 8:18 am (08:18 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Kota Kinabalu. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Kota Kinabalu in?
Kota Kinabalu uses the Asia/Kuching time zone, currently UTC+8 (UTC+8). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like UTC+8 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Kota Kinabalu on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Kota Kinabalu stays on UTC+8 (UTC+8) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kota Kinabalu today?
The sun rises at 6:10 am and sets at 6:30 pm today, giving 12 hours 19 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Kota Kinabalu of Los Angeles?
Kota Kinabalu is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:18 am in Kota Kinabalu, it is 5:18 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Kota Kinabalu?
Kota Kinabalu is in Sabah, Malaysia, at 5.97° N, 116.07° E, with a population of about 500,421. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.